Frozen shoulder and tennis elbow

I am T2D for the past 15 years, last 1 year I am suffering in frozen shoulder problem in left hand and took medicines and physio but till date no use and not fully recovered. In addition to this for the past 1 month I am suffering in tennis elbow problem in the right hand, consulted doctor, they said to maintain sugar level under control, this problem will go off. Some how I am able to maintain my sugar level as 7.2 hba1c, but still problem persist. Please advise for resolution.

Try serrapeptase. I had severe pain in both shoulders, and steroids didn't help. The pain went away after using serrapeptase for 6 weeks. You can get it from health shops and websites. I got mine from Vitacost.

The tennis elbow should resolve itself in a few months or more. The frozen shoulder is more problematic. I found massage very helpful for muscular and tendon problems. Self massage of your forearms is a good tool too.

Frozen shoulder can be so painful, as to require manipulation under anesthesia. Basically surgery without the surgery - sedate, then the ortho doc manipulates the shoulder to break up adhesions (technical term for frozen shoulder is Adhesive Capsulitis) and then follow that up with physical therapy to restore strength and prevent recurrence.

Both (elbow definitely, and I believe frozen shoulder) can also benefit from steroid injection into the area (which may or may not affect BG levels). Tennis elbow surgery has mediocre results at best, and as others have indicated can take a year or longer to go away.

General elbow pain (including tennis elbow) can be worse with sleeping with the arm flexed, so sometimes wrapping a thick towel around the arm to prevent flexing at night can help some.

If all else fails, there are lidocaine products OTC that can help as well, but I would double check with your doc to make sure they are appropriate for you. (most times they are). OTC patches are 4%, prescription patches are 5%, so minimal difference.

I had frozen shoulder (both and at the same time) and had steroid injections (2 in each shoulder, Ortho would not do more than that) into the shoulder capsule. Had no impact on my BGs but if the steroid leaks out of the capsule you can see higher BGs.

The surgical manipulation isn't done that much anymore as it can cause more adhesions to occur due to the trauma from the manipulation. Often the treatment now is physical therapy and steroid injections.

Concomitant w/ my frozen shoulder I developed issues w/ one of my elbows...they said it was from compensating for my shoulders. Once the shoulders resolved, the elbow issues went away.

I discovered I scream the same way whether I'm about to be devoured by a great white shark or if a piece of seaweed touches my foot.

I had frozen shoulder (both at the same time) and had steroid injections (2 in each shoulder, Ortho would not do more than that) into the shoulder capsule.

When was this? That's a kind of old-school approach; my impression was that most orthopedists these days will keep giving injections as frequently as every 6 months for as long as they continue to provide relief.

10 years ago? My Ortho said the steroids can degrade the joint and usually won't do more than 2 or 3 rounds of injections. The guy was at Brigham and Women's (Sports Med and he works w/ the Pats and Sox). I trusted him...it could also be that I had less than 40% function in both shoulders so maybe it was more "why bother?"...I don't know. I didn't get a tremendous amount of relief from the steroids either...I think my shoulders were just that bad.